GCSE Edexcel Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991 This lesson follows my lesson on the Second Berlin Crisis and examines why the Wall was built and what the consequences were on Berlin/ Germany, USA, USSR and International Relations. Fully resourced, does not need textbooks - any reference to the textbook- has all the necessary information on the following slides/ animations pull it up but obviously you can use the textbooks if you have them- or print the info on the slides for students to do that task independently. Very detailed; enough material for Grades 9-1.

Lesson on the Red Terror, the Cheka, Political Decrees, Murder of Romanovs, War Communism and Gulags This is a source based lesson for students to do in groups. It examines the various methods Bolsheviks used to consolidate their power and control. To complement my lessons on the Civil War- this has more in depth analysis of War Communism, Propaganda, the Cheka etc as well as in depth work on murder of the Romanovs. No powerpoint- just a big A3 template, a card sort and lots of sources

Edexcel GCSE Medicine Through Town WWI Medicine on the Western Front Lesson looking at the developments in medicine during and throughout WWI Includes: Plastic Surgery–Harold Gillies Neurosurgery–Harvey Cushing Shell Shock- Seale Hayne Shrapnel Wounds- Carel Dakin method, debridement etc Blood Transfusions Xrays Thomas Splint Fully resourced does not require textbooks or any additional info other than the video links (supplied) and slides.

Edexcel GCSE History Medicine Through Time WWI Site Study This lesson examines the problems faced with the Chain of Evacuation Why was the Chain of Evacuation Problematic and how was it improved? All resources included no need for textbooks/ any other resources.

This lesson looks at gas attacks through the skill of source evaluation of utility. Tasks designed for students to develop their skills in evaluating sources. All info included alongside video clips. Also includes model answers to the 8 mark how useful question

Edexcel ALevel Politics- can be adapted to AQA. This lesson (3 hours worth of work) uses the newest Bennett chapters (although almost all key notes are on slides). Examines similarities/ differences between UK and US Constitutions in terms of the three branches of government, nature/ origins, Federalism/ Devolution and also the Comparative theories.

Edexcel GCSE lesson (can be used for any board) Detailed and complete lesson on TRuman Doctrine and Marshall Plan and the consequences including the formation of Comecon and Cominform and the division of Europe into 2 alliances. This is lesson 3 in my Cold War Unit for Key Topic 1: Origins of the Cold War. Includes all info// detail on slides, no need for textbooks or any other resource.

Edexcel GCSE (Can be used by other boards) lesson on the Arms Race Key Topic 1: Lesson 5 the Arms Race and escalating tension between East and West This one follows my lesson on the First Berlin Crisis 1948 Causes and consequences of the Arms Race between USA and USSR- also includes leadership changes from Stalin-Khrushchev and Truman-Eisenhower and a brief bit of contextual info on Korea (Korea is not explicitly a part of this spec but is useful to see what is going on). Also has links to a video to demonstrate the destructive power of Hydrogen bomb compared to Atomic bomb used in Japan. Also includes a brief bit on the Geneva summit 1955 and a guided “Write a narrative account anaysing key events of Berlin Crisis” question with model answer.

Edexcel GCSE lesson on the first Berlin Crisis 1948-1949 From Unit of work on Superpower Relations This is lesson 4 in my unit of work key topic 1: Origins of the Cold War Examines Causes and Consequences of the First Berlin Crisis, includes previously classified documents from the Truman library

GCSE Edexcel (can be used for any board) lesson on the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. This is my 6th lesson in the unit on the Cold War for the key topic 1: Origings of the Cold War. It follows lesson 4 (Berlin Crisis ) and lesson 5 (the Arms Race) Examines the causes, events and consequences including the impact on relations and views on USA/ USSR etc. Fully resourced does not require textbooks or any other materials.

Edexcel GCSE History Superpower Relations and the Cold War Key Topic 2: Escalating Tensions Lesson 1 examines the second Berlin crisis, causes, events and consequences with detail on the summits which followed to try and de-escalate tensions between the USA and USSR Very detailed information on the powerpoint; no textbook or other resources needed- complete lesson which links to the next lesson; the Berlin Wall. Also includes 18 question retrieval quiz (answers on the slide for self/ peer assessment) on the entire topic 1: Origins of the Cold war.

Lesson looking at minor political parties in the UK and their role Includes simple essay plan to “Evaluate the view that minor parties play no significant role in UK politics” Also includes snapshots of minor parties such as SNP, Greens and Reform UK. Includes all recent election performances and a model essay for Edexcel Politics Alevel spec.

Edexcel GCSE History SUperpower Relations Paper 2 This is lesson 2 in unit of work and looks at reasons for the growth of tension between USA and USSR in 1946-48 including the Long Telegram and Novikov Telegram and the Iron Curtain speech and establishment of Soviet satellite states in E. Europe. Fully detailed resources- no need for textbooks etc. All resources included.

Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2: Superpower Relations Cold War This detailed lesson includes a lot of resources specially designed for teachers who are pushed for time- I have redesigned the course and covered it in just 6-7 lessons per key topic. Lesson includes: definitions of Communism and Capitalism match up exercise Detailed timeline for the whole of topic 1 Origins of Cold war Guide to Paper 2 Super power Exam questions with modelled/ part modelled answers Information on all 3 conferences including agreements/ disagreements and analysis of impact for students. -Tehran Conference -Yalta Conference -Potsdam Conference Profiles of Big 3 and their issues/ concerns/ aims at the conferences Even though it refers to textbook- you do not need it- all info from textbook is printed on slides/ in table. So you can print slides for groups or give them it to do independently at home or do as a teacher led lesson from the front if you want to keep pacing. Exam question to test understanding

Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany GCSE Complete lesson on Nazi Policies to reduce unemployment and increase the standard of living. Includes the RAD, Beauty of Labour etc and some analysis of the impact including Interpretations on the Standard of Living. Page references on worksheet are for the Pearson Edexcel textbooks however all info is included on slides so these could be printed for the groups if your school does not have access to these textbooks.

Lesson for KS3 which examines increasing persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany since 1933. Includes all resources, fully detailed and explained so can be used by non specialists.

Edexcel GCSE lesson for Key Topic 4: Nazi policies towards Women. This lesson includes lots of information about Nazi policies towards women including enough detail to easily reach grade 9 level- can be amended for lower ability learners e.g. just by telling them to only look for 4-5 policies on the sheet to use in their answers. Also includes a whole section 3a-3d exam questions on women to practice skills and a part modelled “how useful” are these sources question for students to emulate for the next source and some sentence starters to help them to deal with interpretations e.g. “Interpretation 1 argues” In my experience students really struggle with these questions and don’t always know how to handle them and need plenty of modelling.

Included are four medicine through time thematic timelines. These are great for revision sessions - students add on lines to show when each development started/ stopped. Then add annotations to show the WASIIC factors which caused the change/ continuity. Designed for teacher supported revision sessions or lessons or independent homework which will be checked later… Also included a summary of all Edexcel Medicine through time past paper questions for the section B questions on one handy 2 page document Recommended printing to A3.

Two-hour lesson plus homework for OCR ALevel (can be used for other courses/ specs) on the Problems of Dual Power for the Provisional Government, lacking Legitimacy and Soviet Order #1, the war and issues of National Minorities demanding independence as well as ALexander Kerensky and the Kerensky offensive. Does not cover Lenin/ April theses and the increasing popularity of the Bolsheviks or Causes of Oct Rev…that info is all in my Causes of October Revolution lessons.

Edexcel Politics ALevel USA Can be used for AQA too Lesson on the Features/ principles of the American Constitution including Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances and Federalism. This is lesson 2 of my unit and follows on from the work we did on the Constitution in lesson 1 and the framers of the constitution. Students learn about the features, using modern, up to date examples mainly from Obama and Trump administrations. They then evaluate how effective the checks and balances are etc, Would the Founding Fathers be pleased with the results?